Bremen talents triumph in beach handball - championship title secured!

Bremen talents triumph in beach handball - championship title secured!

Habenhausen, Deutschland - The passion for beach handball blooms in Bremen! The Handballverband Lower Saxony-Bremen (HVNB) won the German championship title of the state selection for both the boys and the girls of the 2010/11 girls. This is a significant success that not only demonstrates the good training conditions in the region, but also the talent of the Bremen players: impressively demonstrated inside. Nine young talents from Bremen were decisive in the victory, which shows the excellent youth work of the HVNB. Particularly noteworthy is Greta Rothfeld from SV Werder Bremen, who despite her younger year 2010 was appointed to the reserve for the European Championship of the older years. Weser Kurier reports that Bennett Jordan from ATSV Habenhausen and Jonas Zander from HC Bremen were also noticed by the national coaches.

The Bremen girls scored a narrow 2-1 win against Westphalia in the quarterfinals and also won the semi-finals against Schleswig-Holstein 2-0. The final against Hamburg was not to be surpassed, the shoot-out ultimately decided the HVNB girls 8: 6. The boys went similarly well: they also won 2-0 against Schleswig-Holstein and thus secured the title with a clear 2-0 win against Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Next challenge: European Championship

The U16 European Championships will be just around the corner in the coming week. From July 4th to 7th, fighting will be carried out in Varna, Bulgaria. The anticipation increases not only among the players, but also among the trainers. National coach Konrad Bansa and Frowin Fasold have already announced the squad. Among the nominees for the male national beach team, there are several players from Bremen: Finn Jacobsen, Theo Jakobi and Mads Krüger, all from HC Bremen, are ready to prove themselves at European level. [HVNB online] (https://hvnb-online.de/beachhandball-u16-europame championship ruecken-naeher/) emphasizes that the boys will meet strong teams such as France and Portugal in the preliminary round.

The U16 girls also made it into a strong competition, with Germany, Hungary and other countries in their group. Mikkeline Oetjen from VfL Oldenburg has been included in the squad. For the Bremen talents, this is a golden opportunity to show their skills internationally and to assert themselves on the clay court.

A look back at the last successes

The recent successes in beach handball are impressive proof of the dedication of the players: inside and coach. At the U16 European Championships that take place in Bulgaria in July, the Bremen players could draw attention to themselves with a strong performance. In the group phase, the boys have already booked victories against Portugal, France and Switzerland. While they narrowly lost to Spain in the semifinals, they secured the bronze medal with a win against Croatia. This is not only a personal achievement, but also a qualification for the 2025 World Cup in Tunisia, which further strengthens the ambitions of the Bremen. [Buten and Binnen] (https://www.butenunbinnen.de/sport/Beachhandball-junioren- Junioren- European Championship-100.html) reports on the challenges that playing in the sand, and emphasizes that beach handball requires its own rules and game strategies.

The coming days will be crucial, not only for the talents of the HVNB, but also for the entire handball community in Bremen and Lower Saxony. The commitment and dedication that are put into the youth work form the next stars of beach handball.